ECI rejects claim of unilateral decisions by CEC, says key SIR orders were unanimous

Parmod KumarNew Delhi, Oct. 26 -- The Election Commission of India has rejected allegations that Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar took decisions in the Commission's name without the approval of Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi, asserting that its key SIR orders were unanimously approved, that it had not amended Form 6, and that in urgent matters concurrence of members could be obtained electronically and recorded on file subsequently.

In an affidavit before the Supreme Court, the ECI said the three major Special Intensive Revision orders dated June 24, 2025, October 27, 2025 and May 14, 2026 were all based on unanimous decisions of the Commission.

It also maintained that Form 6 had not been amended by t...